Simon Communities of Ireland (Simon Communities of Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Simon Communities of Ireland

Date published 20 Sep, 2021

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021

Specific Details Inclusion of the Right to Housing in the work programme for the Housing Commission

Intended results Right to Housing to be considered by the Oireachtas rather than channelled through the proposed housing commission

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Wayne Stanley

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Submission to the Minister for Housing outlining the case for progressing the Right to Housing legislation through the Oireachtas. In short , Home for Good believes that the next step towards a referendum on the right to housing should be for the Government to put in place an open and transparent forum in the form of a special Oireachtas committee to examine the wording of an amendment to the Constitution

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Darragh O'Brien Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

Kevin Dillon Special Adviser (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)